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| + | "in the [[science fiction film]]s, lurk the deepest anxieties about contemporary existence. I don't mean only the very real trauma of [[the Bomb]]."--"[[The Imagination of Disaster]]" (1965) by [[Susan Sontag]] | ||
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| - | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | '''[[Science fiction]] film''' (or '''sci-fi film''') is a [[film genre|genre]] that uses [[Speculative fiction|speculative]], fictional [[science]]-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as [[Extraterrestrial life in fiction|extraterrestrial lifeforms]], [[Planets in science fiction|alien worlds]], [[extrasensory perception]] and [[time travel in fiction|time travel]], along with futuristic elements such as [[List of fictional spacecraft|spacecraft]], [[robot]]s, [[cyborg]]s, [[interstellar travel]] or other technologies. Science fiction films have often been used to focus on [[politics|political]] or [[social issue]]s, and to explore philosophical issues like the [[human condition]]. In many cases, [[trope (literature)|tropes]] derived from written [[science fiction]] may be used by filmmakers ignorant of or at best indifferent to the standards of scientific plausibility and plot logic to which written science fiction is traditionally held. |
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| + | The [[genre]] has existed since the early years of silent cinema, when Georges Melies' ''[[A Trip to the Moon]]'' (1902) employed [[Special effect|trick photography]] effects. The next major example in the genre was the film ''[[Metropolis (1927 film)|Metropolis]]'' (1927) - being the first [[feature length]] science fiction movie. From the 1930s to the 1950s, the genre consisted mainly of low-budget [[B movie]]s. After [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s landmark ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' (1968), the science fiction film genre was taken more seriously. In the late 1970s, big-budget science fiction films filled with special effects became popular with audiences after the success of ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' and paved the way for the blockbuster hits of subsequent decades. | ||
| + | == Chronology == | ||
| + | *''[[A Trip to the Moon]]'' (1902) | ||
| + | *''[[Metropolis (1927 film)|Metropolis]]'' (1927) | ||
| + | *''[[Things to Come]]'' (1936) | ||
| + | *''[[La Jetée]]'' (1962) | ||
| + | *''[[Fahrenheit 451]]'' (1966) - François Truffaut | ||
| + | *''[[Barbarella]]'' (1968) | ||
| + | *''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' (1968) | ||
| + | *''[[Colossus: The Forbin Project]]'' (1970) | ||
| + | *''[[Clockwork Orange]]'' (1971) | ||
| + | *''[[Silent Running]]'' (1972) | ||
| + | *''[[Soylent Green]]'' (1973) | ||
| + | *''[[Dark Star]]'' (1974) | ||
| + | *''[[Zardoz]]'' (1974) | ||
| + | *''[[Demon Seed]]'' (1977) | ||
| + | *''[[Blade Runner]]'' (1982) | ||
| + | *''[[Liquid Sky]]'' (1982) | ||
| + | *''[[Café Flesh]]''(1982) | ||
| + | *''[[Videodrome]]'' (1983) | ||
| + | *''[[The Terminator]]'' (1984) | ||
| + | *''[[Akira]]'' (1988) | ||
| + | *''[[Gattaca]]'' (1997) | ||
| + | *''[[Cube]]'' (1997) | ||
| + | *''[[eXistenZ]]'' (1999) | ||
| + | *''[[V for Vendetta]]'' (2006) | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Science fiction]] (novels and short stories) | ||
| + | *[[List of science fiction films]] | ||
| + | *[[List of dystopian films]] | ||
| + | *[[Science fiction on television]] | ||
| + | *[[Genres, subcategories and related topics to science fiction]] | ||
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Science fiction film (or sci-fi film) is a genre that uses speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial lifeforms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception and time travel, along with futuristic elements such as spacecraft, robots, cyborgs, interstellar travel or other technologies. Science fiction films have often been used to focus on political or social issues, and to explore philosophical issues like the human condition. In many cases, tropes derived from written science fiction may be used by filmmakers ignorant of or at best indifferent to the standards of scientific plausibility and plot logic to which written science fiction is traditionally held.
The genre has existed since the early years of silent cinema, when Georges Melies' A Trip to the Moon (1902) employed trick photography effects. The next major example in the genre was the film Metropolis (1927) - being the first feature length science fiction movie. From the 1930s to the 1950s, the genre consisted mainly of low-budget B movies. After Stanley Kubrick's landmark 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), the science fiction film genre was taken more seriously. In the late 1970s, big-budget science fiction films filled with special effects became popular with audiences after the success of Star Wars and paved the way for the blockbuster hits of subsequent decades.
Chronology
- A Trip to the Moon (1902)
- Metropolis (1927)
- Things to Come (1936)
- La Jetée (1962)
- Fahrenheit 451 (1966) - François Truffaut
- Barbarella (1968)
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
- Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
- Clockwork Orange (1971)
- Silent Running (1972)
- Soylent Green (1973)
- Dark Star (1974)
- Zardoz (1974)
- Demon Seed (1977)
- Blade Runner (1982)
- Liquid Sky (1982)
- Café Flesh(1982)
- Videodrome (1983)
- The Terminator (1984)
- Akira (1988)
- Gattaca (1997)
- Cube (1997)
- eXistenZ (1999)
- V for Vendetta (2006)
See also
- Science fiction (novels and short stories)
- List of science fiction films
- List of dystopian films
- Science fiction on television
- Genres, subcategories and related topics to science fiction
